Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation explained

The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) is a Government of Haryana undertaking established in 1966 that operates four flying clubs in the state of Haryana to impart pilot training.^{[1] [2]}

Flying clubs

The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation operates the following flying clubs providing flight training for aspiring pilots.^[3]

• Hisar Aviation Club at Hisar Airport: As of July 2016, Hisar based Aviation flying club had two aircraft, a four-seater Cessna 172 built in 2008 and an old two-seater Cessna 152 built in 1986. The institute has 15 approved seats to impart training for the commercial pilot licence (CPL) and private pilot licence (PPL). The CPL requires a minimum of 200 hours flying experience.^[4] In September 2019, Spice Jet also started a flight training academy at Hisar airport with 10 training aircraft to train 100 pilots every year.^[5] Four girls with state domicile and 10% students with Haryana domicile will get 50% waiver on tuition fee, SpiceJet will place 70% of the 100 pilot trainees within its own organisation.^[6]
• Pinjore Aviation Club at Kalka Airport
• Karnal Flying Club at Karnal Airport
• Narnaul Airport, Narnaul flying club at Narnaul Airport

Courses offered

The HICA offers flying training and preparation courses to pilots for the following Directorate General of Civil Aviation licenses':^[7]

• Student pilot licence
• Private pilot licence
• Commercial pilot licence
• Glider pilot licence

The Government of Haryana provides subsidies for the above to natives of the state of Haryana who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.

See also

• List of pilot training institutes in India
• List of schools in Hisar
• List of universities and colleges in Hisar
• List of institutions of higher education in Haryana

Notes and References

1. http://haraviation.gov.in Haryana Institute of Aviation
2. http://haryana.gov.in/ Haryana Govt
3. http://haraviation.gov.in/docs/prospectus.pdf Haryana Institute of Aviation
4. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/kaleidoscope/haryana-flies-mostly-on-paper/260323.html Haryana flies mostly on paper, The Tribune, Published on 3 July 2016
5. https://english.newstracklive.com/news/cm-manohar-lal-khattar-inaugurates-hisar-airport-of-haryana-mc23-nu-1033197-1.html Haryana CM ML Khattar inaugurates flight services from Hisar Airport
6. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/haryana-cm-launches-udan-regional-connectivity-scheme-1594784-2019-09-03 Haryana CM launches UDAN regional connectivity scheme
7. http://haraviation.gov.in/docs/prospectus.pdf Haryana Institute of Aviation